I've been walking a lot, but I get winded easier than I used to. My appetite is normal. I even ate cheesecake with maple syrup and it was delicious. I'm up 15 lbs from pre pregnancy weight which is right on track.
Since I last posted we had a doctor's appointment and a follow up ultrasound. The doctor's appointment went well, they're all fairly quick. We went over the first ultrasound (they're done at a pathology center) and the only thing she had to say was that baby had choroid plexus cysts on her brain. She told us not to worry and they're quite common, especially on a scan before 20 weeks which ours was. She said they form when the brain is developing. (I even googled them which one should never do and I couldn't find anything too scary.) She said baby was a little too active to get all the shots of the heart they needed, so at 22 weeks we went back for another scan. Our doctor said the cysts themselves wouldn't be reason for a second scan, it was just to get a better view of the heart. The tech showed us the cysts and said she sees them a lot. She got much better views of the heart. And she double checked and said it still looks like a girl. Baby is 1 pound, 1 ounce and her heart is about the size of a dime right now, so tiny! Also, we got to see her kick on the screen and I, of course, felt it at the same time. Pretty neat!
We're making progress in the baby room. The closet is mostly cleaned out and filled with baby stuff now. There is plenty left to do though!
I think people who are subscribed to this get it by email and may not come to the actual website to read it. I'm adding this part after the fact, so hopefully someone reads it and responds. We already have a stroller (standard Graco stroller that will fit with our car seat), but I'd still like to register for one since we don't have much for bigger items on the registry. I was thinking either a single jogging stroller or a standard double stroller (since it won't be too many years between baby #1 and #2, ideally). Any input on how to decide? Or, a suggestion other than those two?
That's all for now. More next week!
O had those cysts too at her 20 week ultrasound, but they were gone by the 24 week follow up. Nothing to worry about. About the stroller, i'd choose something completely different than what you already have. We have four strollers and still wish we had others. I'd say a double jogger would be a nice choice. The standard doubles suck and are really heavy to push and turn. Good luck!
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